Kṛṣṇa

Krishna
Divine, Love, Knowledge, Beauty
Krishna statute at the Sri Mariamman temple, Singapore
Devanagari	कृष्ण
Sanskrit transliteration	Kṛṣṇa
Affiliation	Svayam Bhagavan, Paramatman
Abode	Goloka Vrindavana, Gokula, Dwarka
Mantra	Hare Krishna
Weapon	Sudarshana Chakra Kaumodaki
Consort	Radha, Rukmini, Satyabhama, Jambavati, Kalindi, Mitravinda, Nagnajiti, Bhadra, Lakshmana and other 16,000 or 16,100 junior queens
Parents	Devaki and Vasudeva, Yashoda (foster mother) and Nanda Baba (foster father)
Siblings	Balarama, Subhadra
Mount	Garuda
Texts	Mahabharata, Bhagavad Gita, Vishnu Purana, Bhagavata Purana
Festivals	Krishna Janmashtami, Holi

Krishna (/ˈkrɪʃnə/; Sanskrit: कृष्ण, Kṛṣṇa in IAST, pronounced [ˈkr̩ʂɳə]) is a major Hindu deity worshiped in a variety of different perspectives. Krishna is one of the most widely revered and most popular of all Indian divinities, worshipped as the eighth incarnation of the Hindu god Vishnu and also as a Svayam Bhagavan (supreme god) in his own right. Krishna's birthday is celebrated every year by Hindus on the eighth day (Ashtami) of the Krishna Paksha (dark fortnight) of the month of Bhadrapad in the Hindu calendar.

Krishna is also called by several other names such as Govinda, Mukunda, Madhusudhana, and Vasudeva. Krishna is often portrayed as an infant eating butter; a young boy playing a flute, and as in the Bhagavata Purana; a young man along with Radha; or a young man surrounded by women; or as an elderly gentleman giving direction and guidance, as in the Bhagavad Gita. The stories of Krishna appear across a broad spectrum of Hindu philosophical and theological texts. They portray him in various perspectives: a god-child, a prankster, a model lover, a divine hero, and as the Supreme Power. The principal scriptures discussing Krishna's story are the Srimad Bhagavatam, the Mahabharata, the Harivamsa, the Bhagavata Purana, "Krishnacharitmanas" and the Vishnu Purana.